Here's one Kali did. I hope some young artists will do some of the other angles too. It really is a good exercise and will help your animation.

Remember when you draw these to be very slow and careful, especially with your first steps. If you get the basic shapes out of proportion or wonky, all the details will be too!

Leave all your construction lines on the drawing. Don't erase them after, ok?Old cartoon characters share the same construction as this well designed and sculpted toy. If you wanna aim to animate this well, you gotta start with learning construction.This fellow is working hard, but maybe not following the instructions exactly.Start by drawing the basic shapes-the oval for the head, and then add the overall muzzle shape. Get those right first, then break each shape into its smaller components.Don't erase the construction lines.Try again, and go slower and more careful!

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By the way, thanks to the latest contributors! (let me know if I've missed you!)

Stuart Mead

Jennifer Lewis

Chris DeCarlo

Mitch Leewe

Grant Beaudette

You guys make me feel like I'm doing something important. I can't wait to see your drawings and evolution!

Push the shiny orange button and join the cheapest cartoon school in the world.

Wow, Jennifer! I hope you have something left over for Christmas presents! Wanna adopt a kid?

I'm not an artist, but I really appreciate good artists. I also think that what you're doing with this cartoon college is fantastic. I can only imagine the time and effort that you put into the lessons.

I haven't done it yet because I'm behind a few lessons. Life keeps interfering. I fully intend to however. I heartily appreciate these lessons though and am and will definitely continue to take advantage of them. I'll start on Top Cat as soon as I can. My Bugs Bunny lesson, and some Preston Blair stuff is here:www.holyshenanigans.blogspot.comI've done some more that I haven't scanned yet.

You're doing a great service to mankind! (And I'll donate as soon as I've paid my insurance and Christmas presents!)

I hope I can give it a try as soon as possible... Because I really find it important to practise this kinds of things.At the moment I can't make time for it :( But in a couple of days I will upload a Jink ;)

i myspaced you about sending a donation via money order or something else ( since i don't have a CC or bank account ) and you never responded!

also? can i submit my drawing late? my scanner's acting funky and i don't know what's wrong with it. i also did the construction lessons from HECKLING HARE, and the lessons are finally paying off! i wish you could see them.

"This fellow is working hard, but maybe not following the instructions exactly.Start by drawing the basic shapes-the oval for the head, and then add the overall muzzle shape. Get those right first, then break each shape into its smaller components.Don't erase the construction lines.Try again, and go slower and more careful!"

Thanks for the critique, John. If I had the chance, I would donate a few bucks right away (I don't have a bank account, yet.). I'll try to redraw these and post them onto my blog as soon as I can.

Hope you don't mind if not-so-young people these exercises. I've got two views of Jinks drawn, will do the other two today hopefully. They're not as good as most of the ones that have been posted, but there's only one way to get better, right?

John, I just finished and posted one drawing of jinx. I will attempt more later, but I would love to hear if I am on the right track. Feel free to publically flay my humble offering, I would be delighted for any insights.